Technology

A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter

For billions of years, an ancient cluster of stars has been gradually coming apart, shedding stars that now form a faint, narrow ribbon across space....

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

A tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networks

A microchip about the size of a grain of rice can generate a highly organized "rainbow" of light, a capability that could eventually support faster, h...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Too much or too little sleep may make your body age faster

A new analysis of biological aging across the human body suggests that both sleeping too little and sleeping too much are associated with faster aging...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule

Quantum mechanics has long challenged the familiar idea that an object must occupy one precise place at a given moment. Fundamental particles such as...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has passed an important milestone ahead of its trip to space. Mission leaders from NASA, the Roman Space Tele...

Aug 24, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Scientists discover a real-life “dragon” and name it after Syrax

Scientists have identified a new species of lizard living in the high mountain forests of western Thailand. The species, Acanthosaura syrax, takes its...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms

Millions of people carry APOE4, the strongest known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. New research suggests the gene variant may begin alte...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

The dental crown of the future could be 3D-printed while you wait

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a technology that could make it possible for dentists to produce permanent 3D-printed...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have recreated the primordial state of matter believed to have filled the Universe shortly after the Big B...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded

Healthy growth and development depend on tens of thousands of genes being switched on at the right time and in the right place. Specific regions of DN...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Experimental compound helps burn fat without muscle loss

GLP-1 medications have transformed the treatment of obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease over the past several years. Drugs sold as Ozempic, Weg...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost

Researchers have developed a new surface coating that can increase condensation heat transfer performance by as much as 5.5 times compared with conven...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

Cannabis use linked to 37% higher stroke risk in massive study

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have found that cannabis, cocaine, and amphetamines are associated with a significantly greater risk of str...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Karmelo Anthony’s bid for new trial is denied by judge in murder case of high school track star

Karmelo Anthony’s bid for new trial is denied by judge in murder case of high school track starA Texas judge has denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthon...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Black holes keep tearing these stars apart, but they survive

Most galaxies are thought to harbor a supermassive black hole at their center. These enormous objects can weigh millions or even billions of times mor...

Aug 23, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Freedom 250 Grand Prix Live: Starting lineup confirmed for IndyCar race in DC as Trump set to attend

LiveupdatedFreedom 250 Grand Prix Live: Starting lineup confirmed for IndyCar race in DC as Trump set to attendDrivers participating in the 1.7-mile c...

Aug 22, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

Quitting alcohol may prime the brain for relapse

For some, abstaining from alcohol can subsequently increase compulsive drinking. Our research team found that, in abstaining mice, this urge to drink...

Aug 22, 2026 • 5 min read

Finance

What rejoining the EU single market would mean for the UK economy

AnalysisWhat rejoining the EU single market would mean for the UK economyThe prime minister has been urged to bring the UK back into the European Unio...

Aug 22, 2026 • 5 min read

Sports

It’s never too late for Night School

‘Eagerly exchanging notes on a foreign subject was a feeling I didn’t realize I missed. Connecting with seatmates-turned-friends came naturally despit...

Aug 22, 2026 • 5 min read

Technology

A66 crash: Seven dead including two officers after collision during police chase on Teesside

A66 crash: Seven dead including two officers after collision during police chase on TeessideTwo police officers who died along with five members of th...

Aug 22, 2026 • 5 min read